Gnomeo and Juliet: Difference between revisions

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A young man falls in love with a woman named Juliet, but why must he suffer the pressure of his peers, while struggling to be with his true love born of a rival family? Through the impossible, he faces obstacles without fail, with the help of his midget sidekick... and... plastic... flamingo... ornament? Oh. Right. This man's name is [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Gnomeo]]. And the characters are living ceramic garden gnomes in a back yard. [[Don't Explain the Joke|Get it?]]

''Gnomeo and Juliet'' takes [[Romeo and Juliet|the most famous love story of all time]] and places it in the back yards of neighboring English households. Disney released this film under [[Touchstone Pictures]] in 2011, on Valentine's Day weekend. [[Elton John]] executive produced this 3D CGI animated film and even contributed a few songs to the soundtrack. Starz Animation and Rocket Pictures created the animation.

* [[Action Girl]]: Juliet [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|the ninja garden gnome]].

* [[All Animals Are Dogs]]: Not even an animal. A lawn ornament mushroom.

* [[Almost Kiss]]: Repeated several times.

* [[Awesomeness Is Volatile]]: The ad for the Terrafirminator claimed that looking at it would cause people's heads to explode.

* [[Brick Joke]]: "Told you so."

** The first is when Gnomeo is apparently hit and smashed by a passing truck; the wreckage is actually from a blue ceramic dish that fell out of the vehicle.

** Second time occurs during the finale when Gnomeo is trying to save Juliet from the Terrafirminator: Dust clears, everyone gapes in shock, the rubble begins to shake ... and then [[Subverted Trope|someone else crawls out]], subverting this. More shock, then it begins to shake as the display tower activates, {{spoiler|[[Double Subversion|to reveal Gnomeo and Juliet safe and sound]]}}, making a double subvert.

* [[Drool Hello]]

* {{spoiler|[[Everybody Lives]]}}: {{spoiler|While at first seems that Tybalt died, he appears glued back together in the ending.}}

* [[Karma Houdini]]: Benny. Despite destroying both the Reds and the Blues' gardens and {{spoiler|very nearly killing both of the main characters}}, he never seems to get any sort of punishment and ends up getting a happy ending along with everyone else.

* [[Knight Templar Parent]]: Lord Redbrick. His over-protectiveness {{spoiler|almost kills Juliet when she can't run away from the lawn mower.}}

* [[Last Kiss]]: {{spoiler|[[Invoked]] when Gnomeo stays with Juliet on her pedestal, as it appears they're going to be killed by The Terrafirminator. Subverted however, as they turn out to be fine.}}

* [[Lock and Load Montage]]: Gnomeo gets one (with duct tape, garden stakes, mud, and a spray nozzle) before his first raid into the Red yard.

* [[Never Say Die]]: Notably [[Averted]], especially with a scene devoted to comparing the plot to the source material. {{spoiler|Even if Tybalt does [[Unexplained Recovery|get better]] later.}}

* [[Pair the Spares]]: Paris/Nanette. Hey, [[Extras|Darren Lamb and Maggie got together]].

* [[Parental Bonus]]: There's a fair bit of innuendo and adult references made throughout the film.

* [[Playing Against Type]]: [[Ozzy Osbourne (Music)|Ozzy Osbourne]] as possibly the cutest little faun you'll ever see.

* [[Shout Out]]:

** So many [[Shakespeare]] references everywhere it'd make your head spin. The feuding neighbor's houses are 2B and not 2B for starters... The movers are named Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. There is also a truck labeled [[The Tempest|Tempest]] Teapots and the "[[The Taming of the Shrew|Taming of the Glue]]" brand seen later in the movie. And that's just scraping the surface!

** They even sneak in one to [[Bambi (Disney)|Bambi]]. "{{spoiler|Tybalt}} can't be with us anymore."

** One of the headlines says "[[As You Like It]]"

** Featherstone: [[The Graduate|One word. Plastic.]]

** Featherstone again: "I may not be a smart bird, [[Forrest Gump|but I know what love is]]".

* [[Side Effects Include]]: The ad for the Terrafirminator ends with a list of side effects, including dry mouth, [[Hearing Voices|voices telling you to burn things]], tightened hamstrings, and persistent feelings of awesomeness. In rare instances some people may explode when viewing the Terrafirminator.

* [[Spared By the Adaptation]]: {{spoiler|Everyone but Tybalt}}. Also, {{spoiler|[[Unexplained Recovery|Tybalt]].}}

* [[Talking Is a Free Action]]: {{spoiler|While the Terrafirminator is flying through the air at them (in slow motion), our main characters have a brief chat, at normal speed.}}

* [[Testosterone Poisoning]]: The ad for the Terrafirminator plays it up like the ultimate man's mower.

*** The house's respective addresses are [[Hamlet|"2B" and "2B" crossed out]].

** Mrs. Capulet's laptop has a Banana on it... instead of an apple.

* [[With Catlike Tread]]:

** Benny's idea of a costume for an 'ultimate stealth' mission involves dressing as a daisy and strapping a blue spray can (that rattles as he moves) to his back.